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This delicious Quinoa Salad with Cucumbers and Olives is a high protein, anti-inflammatory, gluten-free salad that is perfect on its own or accompanied with beans, chicken or fish. And, it only takes 30 minutes to make!

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Black Eyed Peas with Fresh Dill and Parsley has been a go to recipe for all of us at Mediterranean Living for years and now we have come out with the instant pot version! 35 minutes to an amazing meal without needing to soak the beans. Get ready for delicious!

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Foods of Crete Cook Book

A cookbook from the “heart” of the Mediterranean Diet
Do you want to eat like the healthiest people in the world?

In the 1960’s, the Greek island of Crete had the highest longevity rates in the world, the men lived to be the same age as the women and researchers could only find one man on the island who had heart disease.

The Guest House

For a taste of an authentic Greek lifestyle, visit Chios Greece (pronounced “Hee-os”), the island destination of Greek families and friends. Far from the tourism of the Cyclades, it lies 7 km from the Turkish coast and has maintained an essentially Greek way of life in its culture, its natural resources and especially its food.

Bill’s Blog

Here is another traditional Greek recipe from our favorite Cretan chef, Koula Barydakis. She made this for us on our last day of our most recent trip to Crete and it was so good we had to share it with you. This is a different version of stuffed eggplant where you roll eggplant around a […]